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Domestic flying to cost more as govt raises minimum fares by 5%

'There has been a continuous rise in the price of ATF so it has been decided to increase the lower fare band by 5 per cent keeping the upper fare band unchanged,' says civil aviation minister

Ease of Living Index: Bengaluru, Shimla adjudged best among 111 cities

Pune second, Ahmedabad ranked third among cities with over 1 mn population; Indore and NDMC leading municipalities

Empty planes from India to Saudi Arabia to bring stranded Indians: Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said empty planes are flying to Saudi Arabia to bring back Indian citizens stranded there, amid the gulf nation barring flights from India and various other nations due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a series of tweets, Puri said that Indian citizens are travelling to and from 27 countries under air bubble arrangements. "Some countries, including Saudi Arabia, have placed entry restrictions on Indian citizens among others. However, VBM flights continue to bring back Indians from Saudi Arabia," he said. International flights are operated under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) to bring back stranded Indians in various countries. "Our planes are flying empty to Saudi Arabia & are bringing back our citizens stranded there... We will be able to carry Saudi Arabia bound passengers once the travel restrictions on Indians are eased by Saudi Arabia," the minister said. Last month, Saudi Arabia suspended flights from various ...

Domestic air traffic may be back to full pre-Covid level by summer: Puri

The domestic air traffic is expected to be back to the full pre-COVID-19 level by the summer schedule with the traffic seeing a sharp recovery from the July quarter onwards, Puri said on Friday.

Hike in airfare limits: Puri says ATF prices up 3 times since May 2020

The first band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration

19 Air India staff have succumbed to Covid-19, other complications: Puri

Air India has been operating special international flights under the Vande Bharat Mission since May last year to help stranded people reach their destinations amid the coronavirus-related travel restr

5,808 flights cancelled or delayed due to weather in Nov-Dec 2020: Govt

A total of 5,808 flights were delayed or cancelled in India due to adverse weather conditions, during November and December last year, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

Centre, states owe Air India Rs 498 crore, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The Centre and states owe Air India Rs 498.17 crore as on December 31, 2020 for VVIP travel, evacuation operations, travel of foreign dignitaries among other services, Puri said Wednesday

Price bands in airfares to be discontinued: Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri said capping of airfares was an 'extraordinary measure'

Helicopter operations in India well below the country's potential: Puri

Helicopter operations in the country are well below its potential, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Wednesday.

Tangible economic gain to AAI on leasing out six airports under PPP: Govt

Adani Group has won the bids for the six airports

India keen to support drone startups for diverse applications: Hardeep Puri

Minister says tech being developed by country's startups will ensure drones perform mandated functions without any concerns on security

Vaccine movement begins, 4 airlines to fly 5.6 mn doses from Pune: Puri

Four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities across the country on Tuesday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Vaccine movement has started, he said on Twitter, adding that first two flights operated by "SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off". "Today @airindiain @flyspicejet @goairlinesindia & @IndiGo6E will operate 9 flights from Pune with 56.5 lakh doses to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bengaluru, Lucknow & Chandigarh," he said on Twitter.

All-women Air India team operates historic San Francisco-Bengaluru flight

An all-women cockpit crew set out on a history journey, operating Air India's inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, going over the North Pole and taking the Atlantic route to reach the Karnataka capital at the other end of the world. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and would arrive here at 3.45 AM on Monday, according to Air India sources. Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted, "Way to go girls! Professional, qualified & confident, the all women cockpit crew takes off from San Francisco to Bengaluru on @airindiain's flight to fly over the North Pole.Our Nari Shakti achieves a historic first." Air India has said this will be the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by it or any other airline in India. The total flight time on this route will be more than 17 hours depending on the wind speed on that particular day, it had said in a statement on the eve of the historic ...

We welcome SC judgement giving go-ahead to Central Vista project: Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri welcomed a Supreme Court judgement giving a go-ahead to the Central Vista redevelopment project, and asserted that the government has always been sensitive to environmental concerns

India may extend UK flight ban for a short period, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The minister expressed hope that the normal international air travel would resume in the first half of 2021

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Allotment of govt accommodation is being rationalised: Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said the allotment of government accommodation is being "rationalised" and the Centre has moved away from the approach of "patronage"

Govt lifts cap on domestic flights to 80% of pre-Covid levels

The cap on the number of domestic flights that Indian airlines are permitted to operate was increased from 70 per cent to 80 per cent of their pre-COVID levels on Thursday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister had said on November 11 that the Indian airlines can operate up to 70 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights due to the prevailing demand amid the coronavirus situation. Puri tweeted on Thursday, "Domestic operations recommenced with 30K passengers on 25 May & have now touched a high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov 2020." "Ministry of Civil Aviation is now allowing domestic carriers to increase their operations from existing 70% to 80% of pre-COVID approved capacity," he stated. The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown. However, the airlines were allowed to operate not more than 33 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights. On June 26, this was ..